Praised for her compelling artistry and fiery energy, Taiwanese pianist Yun Janice Lu has performed on stages across continents, including performances at the Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, the Jordan Hall, Van Cliburn Hall, Seiji Ozawa Hall, Auditorium Ansermet, the National Concert Hall in Taipei, and the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts -- Weiwuying. Her performances have been broadcast on WFMT, the Violin Channel, and more.

Janice is an award winner at national and international competitions, including being named a finalist of 2024 Concert Artists Guild Competition, a semi-finalist in the 2018 Geneva International Music Competition (Concours de Genève), and a Bronze Medalist in the 2021 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. She is also a recipient of the Chi-Mei Arts Award, an honor recognizing outstanding talents in Taiwan.

Janice has had the honor of performing with Miriam Fried, Peter Frankl, Anthony Marwood, Jane Coop, Lucy Shelton, Inmo Yang, Bella Hristova, and members of The Orchestra de la Suisse Romande. Her passion for chamber music has taken her to notable festivals and concert series, including the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival, Taos Chamber Music Festival, Chamber Music Evergreen, Yellow Barn, Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival, the Ravinia Music Steans Institute, and Music@Menlo, Music@Menlo Winter Residency, Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts, and Chameleon Arts Ensemble of Boston. She is a founding member of Trio Conventi, alongside violinist Yiliang Jiang and cellist Jeffrey Ho, making their debut at Jordan Hall as an NEC Honors Ensemble. Janice is also an enthusiastic champion of music by living composers. She and violinist Sophia Szokolay will release their debut album in 2027, Collective Voices, featuring works by Sam Wu, Marc Migó Cortés, Sid Richardson, and others, centered around the theme of “home.”

Janice is currently a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate in piano performance at the New England Conservatory of Music. She was honored to serve as a faculty member for the Young Artist Masterclass at the Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance in Nova Scotia, where she mentors emerging talents. She has also given workshops, masterclasses, and outreach concerts for broader audiences, and maintains a small studio of young pianists and adult amateur musicians in the Greater Boston area.

Born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Janice began her piano studies at the age of five. At fourteen, she made her orchestral debut with the Taiwan Youth Orchestra, an appearance that drew attention and led to features in MuzikOnline magazine. She studied for years with Grace Chung, whose guidance deeply shaped her musical foundation at a young age. She later moved to the United States to study with Ning An at California State University of Fullerton, and made her U.S. orchestral debut with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Lio Kuokman, earning praise for “capturing Liszt’s style” and “mastering the fireworks with brilliance” in Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1. She completed her Master of Music (M.M.) and Master of Musical Arts (M.M.A.) degrees at the Yale School of Music, studying with Wei-Yi Yang, where she was awarded the Elizabeth Parisot Prize for outstanding pianistic achievement and the Evelyn Bonar Storrs Scholarship. Janice currently resides in Boston, studying with Alessio Bax and Alexander Korsantia. In her free time, she loves to hang out with friends, explore new recipes, and is a dog enthusiast.